Papers of William Fryer Harvey and further papers of John Wilfred Harvey. ca. 1898-1974.

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Harvey, William Fryer, 1885-1937. Papers of William Fryer Harvey and further papers of John Wilfred Harvey.

Papers of William Fryer Harvey and further papers of John Wilfred Harvey. ca. 1898-1974.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/62901192

Comprises: (a) William Fryer Harvey: a large collection of writings from all periods of his life, published and unpublished, including fiction, poetry and drama, often in multiple versions. The greatest quantity of material relates to his mystery and horror stories, but includes also children's books, serious writings on aspects of Quakerism (including on Quaker medical history, on silent worship, and his unpublished "A Layman's Religion"), humorous Quaker skits, and notes and writings on English poetry. Other material includes letters, from him and other correspondents; the obituary notice of W.F. Harvey in "The Friend"; writings by his widow, Margaret M. Harvey; and material relating to the W.F. Harvey memorial lecture given at Poole in 1963 by the historian David Thomson. (b) John Wilfred Harvey: a considerable quantity of his literary writings in the form of fiction, poetry and drama, published and unpublished, some of them using the name John Farndale, including acrostics celebrating family members or events and a collection of his annual Christmas verses. There are some letters, including correspondence and testimonials relating to J.W. Harvey's applications for academic posts (assembled in 1974), and correspondence relating to attempts to have his plays performed on the radio and to have other writings published posthumously.

6 boxes (5 for W.F. Harvey, 1 for J.W. Harvey), containing manuscript, typescript and printed material.

Brotherton Library, University of Leeds